TWO-PLUS-TWO DEGREE IN NURSING
Missouri Baptist University and the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College have teamed to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Through this agreement, two years of study in the Associate of Science degree in Pre-Nursing program will be completed at MBU and the final two years of clinical studies will be completed at Barnes. An articulation agreement between MBU and Barnes was signed in March 2010.
The MBU Associate of Science degree in Pre-Nursing is a 66 hour program, and 55 of those hours are fully transferable to Barnes. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at MBU to gain admissions to Goldfarb School of Nursing.
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
Concentration in Pre-Nursing
A minimum of 66 semester hours is required to earn the Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Pre-Nursing (ASPN), including the general education and major courses listed below.
Transfer credits will be accepted into this program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 42 semester hours of credit, up to 15 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 22 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Associate of Science degree.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all major courses, and achieve an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the associate degree. Student applying to Missouri Baptist University’s School of Nursing must have a B or better in the following courses (A&P I, A&P II, Pathophysiology, Microbiology, and Intro to Chemistry)
General Education Requirements: 37 hours
Communication Skills – Two courses (6 hours):
ENGL 113 English Composition I
ENGL 123 English Composition II
Fine Arts – One course from the following (3 hours):
ARTS 153 Art Appreciation
MUHL 153 Music Appreciation
Humanities – Four courses (12 hours):
RPHI 203 Introduction to Logic
RPHI 213 Introduction to Philosophy
RBIB 113 Old Testament History
RBIB 123 New Testament History
Mathematics – One course (3 hours):
MATH 133 College Algebra
Social and Behavioral Sciences – Two courses (6 hours):
PSYC 133 General Psychology
SOCO 113 Introduction to Sociology
History – One course from the following (3 hours):
HIST 113 Western Civilization I
HIST 123 Western Civilization II
HIST 213 U.S. History I
HIST 223 U.S. History II
Computer Literacy – One course (3 hours):
BCIS 103 Survey of Computing
Interdisciplinary Studies – One course (0-1 hour):
IDST 101 Collegiate Seminar
OR
IDST 200 Transfer Student Orientation
Major Requirements: 29 hours
Biology (BIOL) courses (19 hours):
BIOL 103+101 Introduction to Biology + Lab
BIOL 213+211 Anatomy & Physiology I + Lab
BIOL 223+221 Anatomy & Physiology II + Lab
BIOL 303 Nutrition Science
BIOL 373+371 Microbiology + Lab
Chemistry (CHEM) courses (4 hours):
CHEM 113+111 Introduction to Chemistry + Lab
Mathematics (MATH) course (3 hours):
MATH 243 Probability and Statistics
Psychology (PSYC) course (3 hours):
PSYC 313 Human Growth and Development
Total Hours for A.S. Degree in Pre-Nursing: 66
